First Isolation of Mycobacterium ulcerans from an Aquatic Environment: The End of a 60-Year Search?

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Tim Stinear ,

* E-mail: tim.stinear@med.monash.edu.au

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Paul D. R. Johnson

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Australia
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